Re: Bar coding and Informix
In article <41krbj$pnv@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu> melin@hermes1.sps.mot.com (Darin Melin) writes: >From: melin@hermes1.sps.mot.com (Darin Melin) >Subject: Re: Bar coding and Informix >Date: 25 Aug 1995 11:48:03 -0400 >On 24 Aug 1995, BCFlorian wrote: >> I am currently devolping an Informix application that uses bar codes for >> input. >> >> The bar code readers we use will work with ANY software. They are simply >> another input device like your keyboard. They can be hooked up on a PC >> between the keyboard and the keyboard port, or on a unix terminal between >> the terminal an the comm line. They can be configured to append almost >> anything to the end of a bar code that has been scanned (we use the >> default carriage return to move to the next field after a scan.) >> >> So in short YES, you can use bar code readers with informix quite easily. >> Bill Florian >> Database Development >> The EDGE >> >Bill, >Gee that is very nice that the "bar code readers we use will work with ANY >software"...... Would you mind letting us know the type of bar code >readers and setup you use, in order that others may expand their horizons??? >Thanks >+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ >| | | >| . . | | >| ... ... | Darin Melin | >| ..... ..... | Software Engineer, DBA | >| .. ... .. | Business Systems Integration Group | >| . . . | Semiconductor Products Sector - LATG | >| | 2200 West Broadway Road, MD M300 | >| | Mesa, AZ 85202 | >| Motorola, Inc. | rp29560@email.sps.mot.com Phone:(602) 655-3627 | >| | melin@hermes1.sps.mot.com FAX: (602) 655-2820 | >| | Director - Arizona Informix Users Group | >+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ >| 'connectionLESS IS MORE' -- Data Broker | >+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hello "INFORMIXERs", we also use barcode readers which don't need any special software. But there is a "trick": There is a little "black box" - the keyboard interface - with two inputs and one output. First input is for the barcode reader and second for keyboard. The keyboard interface contains an XT/AT-Decoder for switching the inputs automatically. An EPROM (erasable programmable read only memory) contains the Make-Code and the Break-Code for the special typ of keyboard. We use so-called CODE 39 for decoding our booking numbers. But the system can recognize also other codes automatically such as: 2 of 5 int, EAN 8, EAN 13, Code 39M, Code 128B, Code 128C and UPC A . For all of you German INFORMIXERs who are interested here is the address of the distributer in Germany: dpm Grafik GmbH Stangengaertenstrasse 12 04924 Bad Liebenwerda Tel.: 03 53 41 - 1 07 05 Fax: 03 53 41 - 1 07 06 Bye. Wolf-Ruediger